{HANA Organic Skincare sent me a sample of its Gentle Cleanser, which retails for $28 for a 100 ml black glass pump bottle.}

At first pump, I was a bit skeptical of this clear cleanser.

It’s super watery and runny (probably because it’s made with castile soap, which is notoriously slippery), but if you are careful about how you pump it into the palm of your hand, you won’t lose much product.

As you can see, it’s short, simple and sweetened with the scent of rose, geranium and neroli.

I think the rose hydrosol is an extremely soothing counter to castile soap, as I’ve attempted to wash my face with Dr. Bronner’s before to a bit of a drying effect.

With that said, though, many of you may just try to DIY a cleanser like this. I thought the same thing; the ingredients are very accessible.

Although I really love this cleanser — its simplicity, its sexy Miron glass packaging, its founder story (interview to come!) — I wonder what it would be like if it had a few more hard-to-find, skin-beneficial ingredients inside?

Or maybe I just need to embrace the “less is more” approach and continue loving on HANA Organic Skincare’s Gentle Cleanser.

What do you look for in a face cleanser? Have you tried anything from HANA Organic Skincare? Tell me in the comments!